PSP Vita vs. GPD?

[PSP Vita vs. GPD?]

PS-Vita on version 3.60 can be jailbroken quite easily by visiting https://henkaku.xyzon your Vita's browser.

 

I did read 3.61 can be done for Homebrew only, if you can link up with a friend on a jailbroken 3.60

[Which systems to buy or emulate?]

Opinions? Has anyone decided to buy the actual hardware only because the emulation was not up to your standards?

 

 

I still have most of my old hardware, but today I find the Nintendo Wii connected to the main TV as the most satisfying retro machine.

 

Rather than dig out an old CRT or worry about newer LCDs, I've stuck with a 720P Plasma screen and Wii component cable. The picture quality is great (those samples recently being shown around for Wii Virtual console NES versus the recently launched HDMI equipped mini-NES, mine looks closer to the HDMi screenshots, I take it someone used a composite cable)

 

With a family friendly focus, the Wii meets all of my Nintendo and Atari needs. The kids get a history lesson in video games and we have some fun challenges. The Mrs is also happy to play the odd game.

It's a very simple set-up and Wiis are dirt cheap. It also feels far more nostalgic and satisfying sitting at the TV with the minimum of effort. I love the Wiimote pointer and channel UI.

 

This is what we have,

 

Softmodded Wii with Gamecube ports.

Component video cable

2.5" external USB Hard disk Velcro'd to top of Wii

2-4GB SD card

2x Brand new Japanese Gamecube controllers from Amazon seller (Nintendo branded for Wii U, identical to original except much longer cable )

2x old Wavebird (wirless controllers)

1x Classic Wii controller for certain SNES platformers

 

Emulators, (​ http://wiibrew.org/wiki/List_of_homebrew_emulators )

 

Wii 2600

Wii XL (Atari 800 and newer)

NES - Native Virtual console

Visual Boy Advance GX

SNES - Native Virtual console or SNES9X GX (haven't found any differences)

Turbo Grafix 16/PC Engine - Native Virtual console

N64 - Native virtual console

Gamecube - 'Nintendont' loaded via USBLoaderGX with box covers display

The bigger ROMS on USB harddisk. Apps on SD card a long with 8-bit ROMS

 

(Good emulators still to try: Amiga, Apple II, Sega)

 

The Gamecube controllers are supported instantly. Great quality and feel very satisfying in shoot-em ups with that big Green button, the small D-pad looked like it would be a problem but feels better to me. Missile command types feel just as good if not better than what I recall with a joystick.(I'm sure I'm beating my old high scores on the Ataris due to the big screen and controllers) Still find the Pacman games tricky with a D-pad though, along with Bezerk and Shamus types(death walls) Surprisingly 'Track and Field' is great on the small D-pad.

 

Paddles are supported on the 2600 with the accelerometer in the Wiimotes. They work quite well with Circus Atari and Breakout, but need getting used to.

 

USB keyboard is supported on WiiXl, I haven't tried but hope to use for Star Raiders and may show the kids Atari Basic and some of the early office programs.